End-gate for wagons



' (N Model.)

H. W. G1538; P. T. EINGKB.

BND GATE OR WAGoNs. `1\I0.296,750. Patented Ma1-.25,1884.

Arrnn. STATES AfrnNr einen.

' HENRY W. Ginn AND FRIDnnIoH rr. FrNcxn, onsienr., ILLINors.

END-GATE FOR wAeoNs.

SPECIFICATION formirfg part of Letters Patent No. 295,750, dated March25, 1884.

Application filed January 11, 1884. (No model.)

To /LZZ whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that we, HENRY W. Ginn and Fninnnrcn T. FrNcxE, citizensofthe United States, residing at Sigel, in the county of Shelby andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements inEnd-Gates for Wagons; and wedo hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a part of this speciiication, and to theletters and figures oil reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of a portion of awagon-body, showing the application of our invention; Fig. i 2, a detailperspective view of the corner-plate, and Fig. 3 a similar view of oneof the gatecleats.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in wagons,and has for its object to provide means whereby a wagon body or box maybe more readily constructed and securely held together, and theusually-employed wooden cleats for securing the end-gates in placedispensed with, a further object being to protect the edges of theend-gates and prevent their wearing off or becoming y, wedged byexpansion in their confined position, such wedging or binding renderingit at times very diiiicult to remove said gates when found necessary;also, when in place these gates will be iirmly held and prevented fromrising `or shaking loose `by the jar of` the wagon, this being anespecial advantage in transporting grain or other iine matter. At thesame time a wagon-body constructed according to our 4invention isrendered neat in finish and very durable in its use. These objects weattain by the construction substantially as shown in the drawings, andhereinafter, more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the sides of a wagon body orbox, and B the front end-gate.

To each end of the wagon-body sides is bolt-` ed or riveted a metalplate, C, made integral with ilanges D, forming a groove for theendgates, and also with a right-angular bottom plate, E, to which issecured and held in y position the wagon-bottom F, by means of a` bolt,b, passing through an opening, c, in said bottom plate and wagon-bottom,a web, G,

C, through-which is inserted the fasteningrod, K, said rod resting inthe shouldered recesses c, to hold the gate in its proper position andprevent the same from shaking loose or becoming displaced by the jar ofthe wagon. For the front gate the cleats H terminate at their upperextremities in angular projections e, to which is bolted or riveted thefoot-rest L, while those of the hind gate generally terminate at thepoint marked f. v

It will be noticed that the. flanges D are somewhat inclined outwardlyupon their in ner faces, thus allowing Ithe end-gates to expand withoutbinding, and thereby render their insertion or removal from the groovesformed by said flangesI at all times easy 0faccomplishment withoutmarring or breaking.

By the employment of metal corner-plates constructed as above described,and secured to the ends of a wagons side-boards, the bottom board orboards can be easily and securely connected thereto and the manufactureof wagons greatly facilitated and cheapened, while by theconfining-flanges forming grooves for the reception of the end-gates,

and the cleats H, having shouldered recesses Q for the binding-rods,said end-gates are firmly secured in position, andthe entire body or boxrendered extremely strong and tight. These corner-plates and end-gatecleats can be easily manufactured and sold on the market, to the greatconvenience of manufacturers and others building or repairing Wagons.

Having now fully described our invention, whatwe claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with an end-gate for Wagons, provided with cleats havingshouldered have hereunto subscribed our names in the recessed ribs and afastening-rod, plates made presence of two witnesses.

with flanges to form grooves for the reception HENRY W. GIER. of thegabe, and a bottom plate and strength- FRIDERICH T. FINGKE. 5 ening-Web,substantially as and for the pur- Witnesses:

pose specified. EUSTACE KUNKLER,

In testimony that we claim the above We GOTTHILF C. MLLER.

